Committee discussion revolved around pension
issues. Brother Mitchell discussed previous legislation that had been submitted
to New Castle County Council which attempted to address some of the areas of
concern.

The committee agreed to the following
recommendations which will be brought forward to the general NCCPAA membership -

That the Association adopts the following
positions in order to enhance the current New Castle County Police Pension Plan:

1) With the increase in the of State of Delaware
matching funds (enacted in 1996 –changed from 1 for 1, to 3 for 1), New Castle
County needs to ensure that this additional funding is being allocated to
retirees. The Alumni shall approach our FOP Lodge #5, and request that our
Pension Board representative ensure that this issue is addressed in the 2006
actuarial required by the New Castle County Code. Questions should be posed as
to the financial impact of increasing our COLA at age 62 to 4% and/or 5%.

If found to be financially sound, the appropriate
legislation needs to be introduced along with the below listed item;

2) Introduce legislation making the COLA
effective three years from the officer’s date of retirement;

3) Seek legislation that changes survivor’s
benefits from the current (30% + 10% for dependents up to max. of 60%) to 50%
for spouse;